Chances for a junior interested in pre-med with average grades: Ivies & Top Publics

Demographics: Asian Male, New Jersey, private/prep school known for rigor (according to college counselor)

No hooks

Intended Major(s):

  • Any majors related to the biological sciences

ACT/SAT/SAT II:

  • Tbd, test got cancelled

UW/W GPA and Rank:

  • 3.8/4.2; no ranks

Coursework:

  • AP Environmental Science (4); AP United States History (tbd) + dual enrollment (6 credits); AP Physics 1 (tbd); Cooper MedAcademy phase I (3 credits)
  • Predicted senior year: AP Psychology, AP Chinese, AP English Lit, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB
  • My school doesn’t allow APs until junior year, but i gamed the system and took a class over the summer in order to be placed in AP Environmental Science

Awards:

  • Performed piano at Carnegie Hall
    • First place winner in Crescendo International Competition
  • Performed piano at various other halls in Boston, New York, and New Jersey through competitions
  • Honor roll 2019-2020

Extracurriculars:

  • Personal Intern to a local Assemblywoman
    • Acknowledged as an essential contributor for a technology bill brief that was presented to NJ senate members and senate president for consideration
  • Worked on a political campaign for my mom who ran (and won) for a local town council
  • Founded a local non-profit which already served ~3,000 people so far
  • Chosen for a competitive student scholar program at a large nonprofit and received a 500 dollar grant to utilize for college
  • Interned at a medium sized non-profit where I organized events with over 500 people
  • Volunteered at a free clinic for many years doing many medical related things although not allowed to encounter patients
  • Published an article on the effects of COVID on Multidisciplinary Simulation Education; acknowledged as a co-author
  • Captain of varsity men’s fencing team at school
  • Participated in Rowan Cooper’s MedAcademy phase I, a highly extensive and competitive summer program hosted by Med students and professors at Cooper Medical School
  • Worked with Simply Neuroscience to develop and provide a collection of resources for motivated high school and undergraduate students interested in learning about neurology
  • Founded my school’s first coding club; co-founded my school’s first political discourse club; participated in Model UN, DECA, and History Bowl; JV tennis (4 years); and JV soccer (1 year)
  • Shadowed various doctors
  • Concert pianist ~10 years

Essays:

  • Tbd

LORs

  • Received about 6 LORs from various physicians from a diverse range of specialties whom I shadowed; received a LOR from the Assemblywoman who I interned with; received a LOR from governor Phil Murphy who I met on multiple occasions; waiting on a few LORs from teachers who I contacted. Don’t know which ones I should really submit

Schools: Princeton, Upenn, Rutgers Honors, Georgetown, John Hopkins, UT Austin, NYU